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VAT180
Week One Homework
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SID | Once Daily (Every 24hrs) |
| BID | Twice Daily (Every 12hrs) |
| TID | Three Times Daily (Every 8 Hours) |
| QID | Four Times Daily (Every 6 Hours) |
| PRN | As Needed |
| PO | By Mouth |
| SQ | Subcutaneous |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| ID | Intradermal |
| IO | Intraosseous (Into the bone) |
| IP | Intraperitoneal |
| SX | Surgical |
| VX | Vomiting |
| DX | Diagnosis |
| DDX | Differential Diagnosis |
| TX | Treatment |
| IVC | Inferior Vena Cava |
| IV | Intravenous |
| EOD | Every Other Day |
| SOAP | Subjective Objective Assessment Plan |
| CRT | Capillary Refill Time |
| LRS | Lactated Ringer’s solution |
| NaCl | Sodium Chloride |
| BCS | Body Condition Score |
| FS | Fecal Starch |
| MN | Male Neutered |
| TRP | Temperature Pulse Respiration |
| CRI | Continuous Rate Infusion |
| Bradycardia | Slow Heart Rate |
| Tachycardia | Fast Heart Rate |
| Auscultate | Listening to a patients internal body organs using a stethoscope (Heart and Lungs) |
| Sinus Arrhythmia | Irregular Heartbeat |
| Pulse Deficit | Fewer pulses than heartbeats |
| Dorsal | Pertaining to the back of a patient |
| Ventral | Belly side of the patient |
| Lateral | Side; away from middle of the body |
| Medial | Toward the middle of the body |
| Proximal | Toward the center or point of attachment to the body |
| Distal | Farthest from the midline of the body |
| V/D | Vomiting/Diarrhea |
| R Lateral Recumbency | Right Lateral Recumbency (Laying of Right Side) |
| L Lateral Recumbency | Left Lateral Recumbency (Laying on Left Side) |
| Schirmer Tear Test | Test designed to determine if the eye produces enough tears to keep it moist |
| Schiotz Tonometry | A tonometer used to measure intraocular pressure in millimeters of mercury |
| Fluorescein Staining | A test that uses orange dye (fluorescein) and a blue light to detect foreign bodies in the eye. |
| Small (Puppy) Canine HR | 120-160 BPM |
| Large (Adult) Canine HR | 60-120 BPM |
| Adult Feline HR | 140-220 BPM |
| Kitten Feline HR | 110-140 BPM |
| Canine/Feline Temp. | 101-102.5 F |
| CRT | 1.5-2 Seconds (Canine and Feline) |
| 52.6lb = | 23.9kg |
| 15.2kg = | 33.44lb |
| 66.2lb = | 30.09kg |
| Clavamox 125mg 1T PO BID x14 Days = | 28T Total |
| Rimadyl 50mg 1T PO SID x7 Days, Then PRN for 1 Month = | 7T Total then give 1T as needed for a month |
| Metronidazole 50mg/ml PO 3.5mLs BID for 10 Days = | 285.6 mL Total |
| Proin 50mg PO 1T q12 for 30 Days, Increase to 1.5T q12 PRN Afterwards = | 60T Total, 90T afterwards |
| 50lb Dog 25mg every 8 hours for 1 week medication comes in 10mg tabs or 50mg tabs = | Dog will receive 43 1/2 pills of 50mg tab dosage (tabs get cut in half to equal 25mg per dose 3 times daily 75mgs per day) |